Energy is released inside nuclear power plants through a controlled process that produces heat, which is then used to generate electricity ...

From molten salt to TRISO fuel, here’s how technological advancements could upend an old power technology. Commercial nuclear reactors all work pretty much the same way. Atoms of a radioactive ...

France holds a unique position in the global nuclear landscape, with one of the most extensive and technically mature nuclear power programs in the world.

Solar power is often seen as a safer alternative to nuclear, which produces toxic waste, but matching nuclear's power output ...

How does a thorium reactor work: Nuclear energy is one of the cleanest and most reliable energy sources, and one technology attracting attention is the thorium reactor. Seen as a safer and more ...

As U.S. electricity demand rises and technology companies seek to build more and larger data centers to drive artificial intelligence systems, the main question arising is how to generate all that ...

Outside of those in the Department of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics within the College of Engineering, few know that the University of Wisconsin is home to a one-megawatt TRIGA research ...